Hello
I am thinking of applying cultured stone veneer to the exterior. The instructions I have seen soo far from Owens Corning and Boulder Creek Stone state to first apply Flashing / J-Weep 4 " above grade followed by a water resistant barrier (something like Tvyek?) then metal lathe then mortar scratch coat then the stone veneer buttered with mortar.
Instructions from Boulder Creep Stone for stone veneer installation.
http://www.bouldercreekstone.com/documents/StoneInstallation.pdf
Instruction from Owens Corning for stone veneer installation.
http://www.culturedstone.com/technical/flashingdetail1.asp
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Now these cultured stone veneers unlike full brick veneers don't require a an air gap between brick wall and the sheathing/housewrap
The Owens Corning instructions shows the WRB lapped over the flashing.
My question is where does the moisture collect to run down the flashing since there is no air cavity/gap anywhere ?
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I am planning on replacing my exterior sheathing with the below sheathing product which does NOT require a housewrap. Found out about this on Contractor Talk forum and it has good reviews by the pros.
http://huberwood.com/
The thread on the above sheathing
http://www.contractortalk.com/f4/anyone-use-product-yet-sheathing-38512/
Since the above sheathing requires no housewrap, I need to know if I even need a J-Weep / Flashing and the moisture discharge issue.
Thanks
I am thinking of applying cultured stone veneer to the exterior. The instructions I have seen soo far from Owens Corning and Boulder Creek Stone state to first apply Flashing / J-Weep 4 " above grade followed by a water resistant barrier (something like Tvyek?) then metal lathe then mortar scratch coat then the stone veneer buttered with mortar.
Instructions from Boulder Creep Stone for stone veneer installation.
http://www.bouldercreekstone.com/documents/StoneInstallation.pdf
Instruction from Owens Corning for stone veneer installation.
http://www.culturedstone.com/technical/flashingdetail1.asp
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Now these cultured stone veneers unlike full brick veneers don't require a an air gap between brick wall and the sheathing/housewrap
The Owens Corning instructions shows the WRB lapped over the flashing.
My question is where does the moisture collect to run down the flashing since there is no air cavity/gap anywhere ?
-------------------------------------------
I am planning on replacing my exterior sheathing with the below sheathing product which does NOT require a housewrap. Found out about this on Contractor Talk forum and it has good reviews by the pros.
http://huberwood.com/
The thread on the above sheathing
http://www.contractortalk.com/f4/anyone-use-product-yet-sheathing-38512/
Since the above sheathing requires no housewrap, I need to know if I even need a J-Weep / Flashing and the moisture discharge issue.
Thanks